Deprived of Exercise Time, Inmates Heft Law Tomes
<i> Associated Press</i>
SAN ANTONIO —
Talk about hitting the books!
Convicts stripped of their exercise privileges figured out a way to exercise their rights and their muscles: They just ordered up a few bulky law books, strapped them together and started pumping legal briefs in their cells.
Inmates have the right to law books and related materials under law.
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